Introduction: One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, “If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother, who would…

Today's message is about how Jesus gives grace to the humble and faithful.

Introduction: A man purchased a home. This home was an older home, but it was in the exact location that he desired to live. Because he was so excited about the location and because the housing market was booming at the time, he refrained from having a home inspection performed. However, a little while…

Introduction: At the end of the 1983 college basketball season, Duke lost by 43 points in the ACC tournament. The program was in disarray and many thought that Coach K’s career was over. How could he keep his job after such a poor performance? At dinner, which was at Denny’s that night (notice it wasn’t…

Introduction: Be strong. Our world today really likes to preach messages like this right? Be strong. Be filled with pride! You can do anything if you set your mind to it. You can be whatever you want to be. You can do whatever you want to do. Just be strong and keep pressing on and you will be successful.…

Introduction: God always has a chosen remnant that obeys Him and that He protects. There was a remnant in Genesis 6 as Noah and his family were delivered during the flood of the entire earth. In 1 Kings 19 Elijah was told by God that there was a remnant of 7,000 that had not bowed their knee to Baal.…

Introduction: Stop… And Consider Your Ways… We live in an extremely busy and frankly a self-absorbed culture. Between work schedules, vacation schedules, travel and local sports, entertainment, recreation, smart phones, social media, and countless other activities - people spend very little time considering…

Introduction: Everyone follows someone or something. We are made to follow. We can see this from the beginning of time. Leaders have risen to power through gaining followers. Kings lead because they have subjects that follow them. Even in modern times we see people have followers on social media. People…

Introduction: The first verse in our Scripture for today is likely the most misunderstood and erroneously quoted verse of Scripture in the world today. The late pastor and theologian R.C. Sproul attested that this is probably the most popular verse known by pagans. Any time that the church or a believer…

Introduction: Every family has a culture embedded in it. Some families are outdoorsy. Some families are extremely social. Some families tend to keep to themselves. Some families are known for sports. Some families are all about books. Some families love to travel. Some families are more homeward in orientation.…